Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy: Whoever is recruited will surely be in the call for citizens to join the army.

On the afternoon of December 12, the Provincial People's Committee held a conference to summarize the work of selecting and calling citizens to join the army in 2019 and deploy directions and tasks for 2020 this afternoon. Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Military Service Council and Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Ha - Commander of the Provincial Military Command co-chaired the conference.

Units signing the 2020 military transfer contract. Photo: Tien Hung

In 2019, Nghe An was assigned by the Government a target of 3,389 citizens, of which 3,200 citizens joined the army; 189 citizens joined the police. Despite many difficulties, large targets, and increasingly high quality requirements, Party committees and authorities at all levels have performed well in leadership and direction. Military recruitment completed 100% of the military recruitment target, with good quality...

At the conference, delegates pointed out the shortcomings and difficulties in military recruitment. That is, the registration, grasping and management of citizens of military age in some localities are not comprehensive, especially the number of citizens who are temporarily absent from the military, working far away, studying...; registration of temporary residence and temporary absence is not synchronous. The coordination between military agencies and universities and colleges in transferring citizens to military service is not tight, many citizens finish school but do not transfer to military service...

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee concluded at the conference. Photo: Tien Hung

In 2020, Nghe An was assigned by the Government to recruit 3,255 citizens, of which 3,200 citizens joined the army and 155 citizens joined the people's police. Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Thanh Quy requested: "Whoever is recruited must be sure of that person, without compensation or return"; focus on creating a source of grassroots cadres for children of ethnic minorities in remote areas, Catholics in special areas; organize military recruitment to meet the quota in terms of quantity, on time, and absolutely safe.

Along with that, synchronously deploy the stages and steps in the military recruitment process; ensure the right principles, publicity and democracy; well implement the "election" stage in villages, hamlets and residential groups; thoroughly implement administrative reforms in military recruitment. Regularly closely monitor and grasp the base, strengthen inspection work, rectify weaknesses and weak stages, resolutely not let negative phenomena occur in the military recruitment process; have support policies for families of recruited youths with difficult circumstances so that young people can feel secure when leaving to defend the Fatherland...

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy presented flowers to encourage new recruits to join the army. Photo: Thanh Cuong